University of North Dakota, version 2.0

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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I like your optomism, but I don't see 35 wins. They're at 13 now, and would just about need to run the table to get to 35. Of course, I had them at 12 wins at the end of the first half so what do I know?

Agreed, 35 is a bit out there. Basically, if we beat Duluth we have to win 13 of the final 16, win the Broadmoor and National Championship. That would get us to 35. It's probably on the same lines of odds as Frattin getting 40 goals. Saying that, we should get to 30 wins this season. Also, FWIW, the max amount of wins we could get is 38. I see us getting somewhere between 30-32 wins this season, but I really don't care how many wins so long as we bring home #8. Should be a fun second half of the season for the Sioux.

[Goon]

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Well, a win is a win. We played a bit lethargic throughout much of the game, but Frattin got the boys going finally in the third. With Duluth losing, we are now in our rightful spot at the top of the WCHA Hopefully tomorrow they come out with a bit more spark and take control of the game from the beginning.

Did anyone else think the ice was ****ty? The Sioux and Maverick players were falling all over the ice and they weren't diving...

[SJHovey]

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Did anyone else think the ice was ****ty? The Sioux and Maverick players were falling all over the ice and they weren't diving...

I guess I noticed a number of players falling, but I'm not sure it was ice related. They did have that problem with the ice between UND's two goals 11 seconds apart on Friday.

Didn't the Mav's women's team play in the afternoon before the men's game? If so, it shouldn't have been too bad.

I'll be candid, I thought they were pretty crappy games to watch. It just reminded me how much I hate Olympic rinks. If you get a team with no real talent up front, but some skilled and experienced defensemen, it ends up just being a chase the puck festival.

[Goon]

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I guess I noticed a number of players falling, but I'm not sure it was ice related. They did have that problem with the ice between UND's two goals 11 seconds apart on Friday.

Didn't the Mav's women's team play in the afternoon before the men's game? If so, it shouldn't have been too bad.

I'll be candid, I thought they were pretty crappy games to watch. It just reminded me how much I hate Olympic rinks. If you get a team with no real talent up front, but some skilled and experienced defensemen, it ends up just being a chase the puck festival.

I think the break where they brought out the Fire extinguisher and worked on the ice for 5 minutes actually helped out the Sioux because they went down and scored right away... That was awesome... I do hate olympic sheets of ice, I think they slow down the game.

[SoCalSiouxFan]

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This isn't D1 hockey news but I couldn't resist.

http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/c....html?nav=5016

MSU (Minot State University) downed NDSU 17-2 Sunday at the All Seasons Arena, scoring the first five and final 10 goals of the game.

The Beavers scored 27 goals in two games against the Bison,...

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This isn't D1 hockey news but I couldn't resist.

http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/c....html?nav=5016

Minot State must be going DI

[Mike Rane]

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Also, FWIW, the max amount of wins we could get is 38.

38-5-2

Looks good to me!

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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38-5-2

Looks good to me!

If they could pull it off, they'd be known as one of the greatest teams in college hockey history, and could challenge the Hrkac Circus for the best North Dakota team of all-time.

If we're going to dream, we might as well have Frattin score 60 goals, and beat BC 100-0 in the NCAA Title game

[Dirty]

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If they could pull it off, they'd be known as one of the greatest teams in college hockey history, and could challenge the Hrkac Circus for the best North Dakota team of all-time.

If we're going to dream, we might as well have Frattin score 60 goals, and beat BC 100-0 in the NCAA Title game

This all seems plausible except for the beating BC 100-0 part. Everyone knows Yale already has their ticket punched for the National Championship game.

[Kooshnitz]

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Yale is hard to tell, they obviously have four great goal scorers and are a good team but I don't know about GREAT just yet with the teams they have played. They really should have scheduled non-conference games with someone other than bus ride away and that sits in the top 10. I guess we will see come nationals. GO SIOUX!

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Yale is hard to tell, they obviously have four great goal scorers and are a good team but I don't know about GREAT just yet with the teams they have played. They really should have scheduled non-conference games with someone other than bus ride away and that sits in the top 10. I guess we will see come nationals. GO SIOUX!

UND's Saturday night game vs tGoofs will be their 26th game of the season which is Jan 15, is the total number of games Yale has scheduled all year, pathetic.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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UND's Saturday night game vs tGoofs will be their 26th game of the season which is Jan 15, is the total number of games Yale has scheduled all year, pathetic.

Yale has 29 games scheduled this year. Also, Ivy League teams limit themselves to the number of games they schedule. That's why they typically start about a month or so later than the other schools.

[Dirty]

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Yale has 29 games scheduled this year. Also, Ivy League teams limit themselves to the number of games they schedule. That's why they typically start about a month or so later than the other schools.

Plus then they don't have to play any good teams.

[SoCalSiouxFan]

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Minot State must be going DI

YES! If the following post is correct and Minot is currently transitioning into NCAA DII hockey then DI is the next step after DII.

The WCHA's McLeod mentioned on TV during a period break at a UND game, that he had discussions with Minnesota State-Moorhead and Minot State joining, in the event the Minnesota and Wisconsin leave. Minot State is one year ahead of Lindenwood in their NAIA to Division II transition. MSU-Moorhead would likely add a team now if they could get in a league.

Minot State has an interesting roster. It is stocked mostly with recruits from western Canada. Looks as if they are already offering scholarships. Seems like they could transition into DI if they have an arena and could get into a conference.

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Yale has 29 games scheduled this year. Also, Ivy League teams limit themselves to the number of games they schedule. That's why they typically start about a month or so later than the other schools.

Sorry I got hasty, getting tired of seeing the Yale threads. I've never seen such idiocy than those threads except anything that was spawned from hokydad or osorojo.